Projects The Unveiling (another barn find) - The genesis of my first build

cool project! what's up with that little jar in the pic? i use to have one just like it back in the day

 

Great story ! kool ride ! keep us updated

 

Not mine, but lets just file that under "Art and Inspiration"

 

Killer deal all around! Sounds like Fred is a good 'ole Woodchuck(Vermonter for all you flatlanders).
Your almost makin' me homesick but I still remember how rare a solid vehicle more than 5 years old is up there.
Keep us posted on your progress.
Brett

 

...what ya talkin about, that thing's in GOOD shape, you oughta see those trucks from the Illinois and Wisconsin area!
...BTW, that truck has a 48 bed on it,(embossed bedsides).That's a nice one, good luck with it. I'm buildin a 48 flatbed next.

 

Thanks for the words, guys. Much appreciated.

I wonder if the tailgate is original- it's embossed, also ford script?

 

You need to know about www.Mackhils.com

 

i'll betcha an hour before that xmas party, you were probably telling one of your boys how much this party is gonna suck, i gotta dress up, sit around with all these tight asses and talk about shit that i don't give a fuck about. and then the next thing you know, you got an opportunity to score a cool truck! funny how life works, ain't it? great story and great truck. good luck with it.

 

You couldn't be more dead-on... strange how things turn around!

I ended up having a blast at that party, made a great friend, and scored some sweet old iron... I think karma pays off sometimes, ya know?

 

Thanks for the link- by the looks of it, the tailgate could be original - or not - I guess 48-50 were the same?

 

I have been working on an F1 for about 2 years now, AMEN to whomever said get it on the road without complicating it too much.

With that said these truck seem to lower and channel like Henry intended you to do it to them someday. I have yet to see one chopped that looked "right," and I have been collecting pictures of them for a long time.

Good luck, and keep us posted.

CHAZ

 

Thanks Chaz,

I am looking to lower it and soup up the flatty. MAYBE a t5 swap, but nothing too serious. I agree with you on the chop- Something about the proportions makes me want to keep it stock (in that respect) plus i'm 6'5"

For lack of a better illustration, I like the idea of having the bodyline match up with the bedrail, as shown here by another HAMB'ers model....



But honestly the plan is to get it on the road ASAP, and work on it as time, budgets, and tools permit. I may be a bit rosy, but I'm betting I could be putting around the yard in as little as an afternoon or two, once I pick up some valve guides, and put the heads back on.

I've worked on cycles since I was a teenager, and have a good assortment of tools, but not the fabrication equipment. My father was an industrial arts (read: wood and metal shop) teacher, so I always had that stuff at my access growing up, but now I live 10 hours away fom my folks (have for about 15 years), and would be basically starting from the ground up- with buying a house, stocking my shop with the compressor, welder, etc. needed to make it all happen...

This will probably lead me to ask some more stupid questions in the future, so stay tuned... heh

 

Cool projekt you found

Klaz

Here is a photoshop I did for Hambr " AV8 " many fullMoons ago ..

 

For a VT find that is in great shape and will make a great project. Can't wait to see the progress you make on it. Good luck with the new garage. Nothing like having your own "man shed"! Walt

 

I recently picked up a '50 F1 myself. A friend sold a '47 woodie to a man in California and we delivered it. We came back through Tucson and picked up my '50. Here's the strange part, I bought it from a man named Fred! I guess "Fred" must have liked F1s!
I have similar plans. Leave the flathead, lower it a bit, and add a T5. The truck has cheap Earl Scheib type paint but has a super solid body. Looks good from 30 feet so I'm gonna leave it and drive it.
Thanks, Fred.

 

score!

That is a great start for a truck.

-W

 

Damn, that looks good- you're trying to make me re-think the chop, eh?

 

Yay, another Vermonter- I figured that there were a few of us that kept our rigs from rusting in pieces...

Hope to meet up sometime, this summer at shows, etc...

Thanks!

 

Jeez you're like the Vermont version of me! I just bought a house too, and my truck came from an old farm where it was sitting forever.

I had all kinds of crazy plans for my F-1 when I first got it, but you might realize like I did, that these things pretty much rule as they sit without a lot of mods.

Congrats on the house, and having a garage. Awesome feeling isn't it?

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=320631

also check out this thread if you're thinking of doing the T-5 swap. It's a great read.

 

Kindred spirits all around, gotta love the HAMB...

And yeah, that thread is in my bookmarks- great info on these trucks there, as well as practical solutions to the suspension ,etc...

Thanks!

 

I agree that's in great shape for a VT truck.

Hey, vtwhead, where you been? I didn't know there was a fellow Benningtonian on here.

dan

 

Vermonster: .. Here is AV8s old thread ( He kept his truck mostly stock , and it SURE turned out great !! )

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9044

Have FUN with your find !! Excellent project !!

Klaz

 

Looks like you got a good start Tim.

have fun!!!!

 

Neat truck. I vote keep it simple too.

 

Someday I'll be just like Fred Sandford and an F-1 will be what I drive everyday.

 

I'm comin to see you Elizabeth, this is the big one!

Great story and even cooler truck. I like the advice of the others saying to keep it simple, sometimes less is more. Enjoy!

 

Simple is Groovy...

Choptop - I'll have it ready in time for the Northeast Billetproof, deal?

 

Looks like it will be fun... are you down in Killington? I am up in the capital city